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To gain a deeper understanding of the future, begin with the people who will inherit it. In this episode of FOBtv, futurist Kevin Benedict sits down with Aino Piispanen—one of Finland’s leading voices on youth futures at the Hopeful Future project—to confront a stunning reality: young people’s belief in tomorrow is now at the lowest level ever recorded. Together, they explore why hope is diminishing, how loneliness and uncertainty distort imagination, and what it really takes to rebuild a sense of agency for the next generation. From the emotional breakthroughs Aino witnesses in futures workshops to the deeper question of whether today’s crisis is one of reality or imagination. If you care about the world we’re leaving to our children—and the one they’re preparing to shape—this is an episode you won’t want to miss.Q&AQ1 1:36Tell us a little bit about your career and a little bit about your journey as a futurist.Q2 3:13Why do you think that's important? Could you tell us a bit about this "hopeful" project?Q3 6:35What is that problem you're trying to solve?Q4 7:34What do you think young people are actually losing? Is that hope, trust, agency
or something deeper? Q5 8:51Why do you think the sentiment is going down? The sentiment toward hope in the
future? What's the reason for that? Q6 12:10So the geopolitical considerations, military security and sharing borders with not
always kind of neighbors. These are all news headlines in Finland?Q7 13:22How important is the idea of actually building hope as a resource among community?
Will that manifest itself into better outcomes?Q8 15:42You also describe a widening gap between what young people hope for and what
they think they're likely to receive. What do you think the reasons are for that?Q9 17:14What role does social media have in creating or increasing the positive sentiment in
the community or diminishing it in the community? Do you see an impact there?Q10 18:35How to recognize even propaganda campaigns that might be targeted at them and
the community. Is that so? Tell us about that in Finland. Q11 19:57Talk to us about that. How does isolation distort a young person's ability to imagine
a positive possibility and a possible future?Q12 21:26What role do those community centers like that play in helping manage
isolation and loneliness?Q13 22:52So you also advocate for upholding fundamental social rights as a prerequisite for hope.
Tell us your thinking there. Q14 24:26How do the economic and social safety nets, which are well recognized in Finland,
Impact somebody who needs help?Q15 25:50You've also seen firsthand the emotional impact when young people engage with
future thinking. Tell us about that.Q16 26:41If you can give every young person one sentence to carry with them for the next
decade, what would it be, and why that sentence?///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#finland #happiness #futurist#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy

In this episode, we tackle one of the most urgent questions of our time: Can the world grow richer without cooking the planet? Our guest, David Carlin, argues that we’re framing the climate challenge all wrong. The real goal isn’t to use less energy—it’s to use cleaner energy, and that shift in mindset radically reshapes how we think about growth, development, and the future of global prosperity.Q&A1:44Q1You've spent a lot of time in finance and in management before kind of pivoting and
focusing on risk and sustainability. Talk to us about that move.4:06Q2How does that kind of shift in framing changed the way we think about the economic
growth and climate policy?8:26Q3The press is so far behind that story, they're still talking about the problems of 20
years ago. What are your thoughts about that?14:10Q4What are you seeing in the area of storage. Are there improvements there?17:43Q5How do efficiency breakthroughs like these things reshape entire economies, not just
technologies?20:23Q6Data centers are all creating a new surge in electricity demand. Can we realistically
power this demand out there with renewables alone or what's it going to take?23:36Q7How do we ensure that this effort of decarbonization doesn't just deepen the
inequality that we're facing around the world, but instead it actually helps and prosper?28:29Q8Are there examples of that are just so successful and inspiring that you could share
with us?31:49Q9Are they able to be successfully addressed through just a standard capitalist market
system, or does this take collaboration at a level that we're not always accustomed to?///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#davidcarlin #energyshift #futurist#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy

In this high-energy episode of FOBtv, TCS futurist Kevin Benedict sits down with Deepak Seth, Gartner Director Analyst and leading expert in Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence, for a rare inside look at how AI is truly reshaping the enterprise. This isn’t another hype-driven discussion. Deepak cuts through the noise to reveal how organizations are actually extracting value from AI—what separates real transformation from empty experimentation, why analytics is evolving far beyond dashboards, and how top companies are collapsing the gap between data, decision, and action.Enjoy this discussion with Deepak Seth? Here are some more thought provoking insightful discussions:INTERVIEW 3:https://youtu.be/ZGW6Hu1dOo8?si=I_mE6J7VrpIsp-O1INTERVIEW 2:https://youtu.be/4mPbrMAF2zA?si=kLZR6zqptbUmVJOSINTERVIEW 1:https://youtu.be/x14j5tq8oSk?si=PLRXwI6-GqgTjNUIQ&A2:53Q1How is the narrative around AI evolving from hype to real business value? And what
signs do you look for to tell the difference between hype and real business value?5:06Q2Where is robotics and AGI , artificial general intelligence, where are they
on the hype cycle right now? 9:52Q3How many times a day do you reach for generative AI?12:48Q4Are we going to have to figure out how to enhance what benefits humans and
control that which diminishes the quality of our life?14:32Q5How do you see analytics transform into something more adaptive and intelligent out
there when you're talking to clients? 18:42Q6Have you seen any good examples with your clients out there on them using AI to
actually act faster? 19:34Q7What does it take for a company to actually reach that level of trust? 23:38Q8What are you hearing out there, where people are actually using it in surprising ways,
that add real value? 28:00Q9Typically, these technologies are not showing up in the economic numbers.
Do you have any thoughts on that? 42:23Q10This poly intelligent leadership is going to be not only required, but necessary for us
to have a moral and positive future. Any thoughts on that?43:46Q11What breakthroughs or paradigm shifts in AI and analytics do you think will be most
surprising to us over the next five years?///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#deepakseth #gartner #futurist#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy

Investors today are demanding more than promises—they want data. In this episode of FOBtv, futurist Kevin Benedict speaks with Eric Weitzman of FactSet about how investors are scrutinizing companies’ authentic sustainability commitments, and how technologies like AI, digital twins, and advanced analytics are reshaping the way businesses prove their impact.///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#tcs #digitaltwindex #sustainability #futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy

Join us for an enlightening conversation with Alison Wise, Founder and Principal at Wise Strategies, as she shares her perspectives on corporate sustainability in an era of global complexity. Wise explores how companies are leveraging cutting-edge technologies—like AI, sensors, and digital twins—to track impact, forecast climate risks, and drive long-term value. She dives into the frameworks shaping corporate accountability, the realities of managing sustainability in a polarized political environment, and the strategic challenge of balancing efficiency with environmental responsibility. ///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#tcs #digitaltwindex #sustainability #futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy

In this compelling episode, Marie Clara Buelligen, Head of Sustainable Investment Banking Americas at Societe Generale, shares a candid and strategic perspective on the future of sustainability in business. With deep insights into the intersection of finance, technology, and environmental responsibility, Buelligen explores how emerging tools like AI, digital twins, simulations, and modeling are reshaping long-term sustainability planning and climate risk management. ///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#tcs #digitaltwindex #sustainability #futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy

What can a buried city, and ancient materials teach us about building a better tomorrow? On this episode, we connect the deep past with the long future. We're joined by Janna Jokela, a futurist and archaeologist who sees the remnants of ancient civilizations not just as historical artifacts, but as a map for our future. Q&A1:54Q1Tell us what your paper is going to be about, or your argument.2:29Q2Where does circularity come into that discussion?4:44Q3How does archeology inform the future? What does it mean when you look at it?5:46Q4Do you find yourself more hopeful or more cautious about the future?7:24Q3Let’s talk about that. You’ve written three books. Do you have a copy handy?8:10Q5How does studying the past inform how you think about the future?12:15Q6What are the most surprising lessons that you think leaders consistently overlook?13:56Q7If you left one artifact, teaching or idea for future humans, what would it be?15:48Q8In studying past societies, where do you find resilience that can inspire us today?16:50Q9Is there a role for myths today to help unify and influence us?20:21Q10Imagine archeologists 500 years in the future, what are they going to think about us?24:17Q11Is the role of a futurist to be an influencer/advocate or an objective observer?26:29Q12Finland seems to have made wise decisions over the last century. What is your take?///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#finland #happiness #futurist#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy

In this episode sustainability expert Haley Price and I dig deep into the motivations people and companies have to support sustainability and sustainable business models.  We explore the technologies, risks management strategies, and standards used to audit progress, and where the future of sustainability is likely to take us.TCS Digital Twindex Sustainability: https://www.tcs.com/what-we-do/services/sustainability-services/tcs-digital-twindex-sustainabilityTCS Digital Twindex Series: https://tinyurl.com/3tha7p58Q&A1:24Q1When you hear the word “sustainability”, what does that mean to you?2:35Q2Tell us about your journey. Why did you take this leadership role around sustainability
at TCS North America?4:52Q3What do you find that motivates companies to get behind sustainable initiatives?6:08Q4What kinds of technology are supporting and helping companies better manage their
sustainability efforts? What are people using to advance the cause of sustainability?9:32Q5Do you have any recommendations that you can point leaders towards, standards
that different companies could follow?11:11Q6Let’s talk about climate risk. Especially what are multinational companies having to
deal with. 14:03Q7What is your advice for a company that really wants to monitor the impact of their
supply chain, they want visibility into their sustainability efforts?15:54Q8How do we balance how much we invest in these kinds of sustainability efforts with
our responsibility to provide returns on investment?17:25Q9Where is the solution to sustainability within the domains of science, technology,
societal, geopolitical, economic, philosophical, and environmental industries?18:13Q10What does success look like for a company that wants to make these investments
in being more sustainable?20:53Q11How do you anticipate sustainability evolving over the next ten years? ///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#tcs #digitaltwindex #sustainability #futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy

In this episode, our guest is Jayasree Kottapalli, Head of Sustainable Solutions, Communications, Media and Information Services at TCS.  In this illuminating conversation we learn how businesses can thrive at the intersection of profitability and sustainability. Jayasree shares her personal journey into sustainability, unpacks the forces motivating organizations to act now, and explores how breakthrough technologies—AI, digital twins, sensors, simulation, and modeling—are transforming sustainability strategy. TCS Digital Twindex Sustainability: https://www.tcs.com/what-we-do/services/sustainability-services/tcs-digital-twindex-sustainabilityTCS Digital Twindex Series: https://tinyurl.com/3tha7p58Q&A1:11Q1When you hear the word “sustainability”, what does that mean to you?2:03Q2What inspired you to get involved and focus your career on sustainability? What
was the journey like?5:08Q3Is there anything common about what motivates businesses to really focus on
sustainability? 6:12Q4How will technologies like AI, digital twin sensors, simulation, and modeling going to
help companies achieve their ambitions for sustainability?8:30Q5What advice would you give business leaders around standards and frameworks that
they can use to judge themselves and their progress?10:21Q6How can organizations and business leaders actually anticipate the impact of climate
risk on their own business and then how can they prepare for it?12:12Q7How do they effectively make sure that their entire supply chain, and their extended
supply chain are doing the right thing towards sustainability?14:48Q8Can you give us an example on how a company would have better visibility through-
out their supply chain? Are there techniques or frameworks?17:13Q9How do companies go about in their general operations, balancing efficiency,
profitability and sustainability?20:02Q10The Future of Business team in TCS, shares that the future is shaped by seven
domains. Do you have a similar theme when you talk about sustainability?21:11Q11How does a business leader know when they’ve done the right things and they’ve
achieved what they should with sustainability?22:59Q12Let’s look 10 years into the future, how do you anticipate that sustainability initiatives
will evolve in the future?///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#tcs #digitaltwindex #sustainability #futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy

This episode of FOBtv, features Kiran Gupta, Global Head of Sustainability Services for TCS, in a forward-thinking discussion on the critical intersection of technology and ecological responsibility. We explore how cutting-edge technologies like AI, digital twins, and sensors can revolutionize ecological system management and enhance long-term sustainability planning.TCS Digital Twindex Sustainability: https://www.tcs.com/what-we-do/services/sustainability-services/tcs-digital-twindex-sustainabilityTCS Digital Twindex Series: https://tinyurl.com/3tha7p58Q&A1:18Q1What does sustainability mean to you?2:33Q2With all the different options and opportunities available, you chose the field of sustainability to lead that effort. What inspired you to do that?4:09Q3If you could change just one thing about how the world works today to help this
planet, what would you choose?5:18Q4What would a healthy relationship between humans and nature look like? 6:21Q5How will technologies that are emerging like AI, digital twins, help us better
manage the ecology?9:34Q6How can things like simulation and modeling and other AI-powered kind of foresight
tools help organizations improve their long term sustainability planning? 12:16Q7Are there standards that organizations should adopt to ensure that the digital
platforms they use are both sustainable and effective for the business? 14:31Q8In different parts of the world, the amount of energy required to deliver AI is different.
I imagine the next chapter of AI is looking for more efficient uses of AI, right?16:32Q9How do business leaders anticipate this changing environment that we're in, where
there's not historic patterns that are going to be helpful? 20:59Q10How do companies balance the business need and their desire to be sustainable
and ecologically responsible? 23:59Q11It's societal, geopolitical, economic, philosophical, and environmental domains converging
to impact the future. Do you see the same thing, or do you see differently? 27:00Q12We look at future scenarios and all the ramifications to then say, What do we need
to do to prepare for that? What does a sustainable future look like?///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#tcs #digitaltwindex #sustainability #futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy